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Many other confirmation hearings took place on Capitol Hill Tuesday. Peter Orszag, President-elect Barack Obama's pick for director of the White House Office of Management and Budget; Shaun Donovan, his pick for secretary of Housing and Urban Development; Arne Duncan, his pick for Education Secretary; and Steven Chu, his pick for Energy Secretary, all appeared on Capitol Hill.

Tell Me More host Michel Martin and Lee Hill, the program's "digital media guy," comb through listener feedback and offer important news updates to recent conversations heard on the program. This week, the audience weighs in on former presidential hopeful John Edwards marital woes and whether his transgressions of infidelity say anything about his capacity to lead with integrity as a public figure. Also, hear an update on the controversy surrounding the proposed merger of three historically black colleges in Mississippi.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill recently got a crash course in quantum science. The technology poses a range of threats and opportunities.

Flood experts all use the same language to convey risk: 10-year floods, 100-year floods, 500-year floods. But those intervals are often misunderstood, and climate change is making them less accurate.

Thousands have been displaced by the effects of Hurricane Florence. They have taken shelter in facilities around the state. Schools, armories and community centers are now lined with cots.

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There’s a public perception that Coos County’s economic challenges mean a significant population loss over the last decade. But a new study shows that’s…

Monday, April 22, is Earth Day in New Hampshire and across the world. The Granite State is celebrating with everything from tree-plantings and night…

Insects are usually near the bottom on the list of species given protection from extinction. Yet, like the vertebrates, they're losing habitat to development. NPR's Christopher Joyce reports on a campaign to give the spineless their due.

In 1967, Katy Payne and her husband Roger Payne were some of the first people to hear recordings of humpback whale song — and the album they released…